THIS AIN'T A DICK MEASURING COMPARISON SITE THIS IS A KNOLEDGE AND OPPINION SITE
Whaaaaaaaaaat??? Ahhhh man I thought it was a dick measuring site, because I got a BIIIIIIIG one! 5" when correctly stimulated. Ooooooooosh!
THIS AIN'T A DICK MEASURING COMPARISON SITE THIS IS A KNOLEDGE AND OPPINION SITE
I think it helps if you don't get too sensitive about what someone says on the internet, where ever you might be posting.
A little more of a hard shell to what some unknown entity is spouting about you goes to great lengths towards your ultimate enjoyment of the experience.
Over the past 20 years of my association with various forum sites I have been called all sorts of unsavory things, been trolled, flamed, lambasted, character assassinated and condemned by many, but to me after all this time it's like water off a ducks back.
After all, it's just the internet and not real life. Who really cares about what some unknown entity thinks about you, or what you do?
....and I believe that argument is important. Thru civil arguments I have learned alot, and actually changed my opinions on many topics, that otherwise I might not have.
The problem is that many peeps cross the line when arguing, and are so quick to turn it into some crude slanging match, peppered heavily with personal attacks and boring profane invective, perhaps because they don't understand how to argue properly, or when loosing the argument revert to cheap insults and attacks.
Essentially an argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition, that is factual, stands to reason, and so is logical to the majority of clear thinking people.
When we meet on an internet forum site such as this, for it to be valid and constructive the discourse needs to be monitored and sanctioned or not depending on the mind-set of those that are moderating/administrating the site. You agree to this when you sign up as a member.
I'm not sure how things have gone since I have been away. I have to trust others to run the site, and have confidence in them. When I returned I had positive and negative feedback as to how it went from both sides of the fence, and that generally is a reflection of how most things go in life. You can't please all of the people all of the time. Hopefully we can please most of the people most of the time.....well that is my aim.
...Take the post above for example. I interpret that as being sarcastic, and although sarcasm is considered to be the lowest form of wit, it can still make you chuckle, even if it might be directed at yourself.....
With all that said, I would spend hours on this site a day. Especially during the winter, or off season. Real life here in Cali has mostly taken the place of ICmag. People in Cali are making huge business deals and collaborating on a massive scale. Icmag was great during prohibition, but the future holds much more face to face time. At least here in Cali.
Concur
Overall, ...I hope that ICMAG continues to be a viable and valuable resource to the ever growing-growing community out there internationally as it has always been, and that you all help by welcoming and assisting new members who seek the skills that many of you have learned and honed here on this site over the many years we have been in operation.
There will always be some controversy when you bring so many different minds from many nations together, because we all collectively don't think and act the same day-to-day, and this may affect what we post dependent on where our heads and lives are at, at any given moment.
Just keep in mind that the Moderators and Administrators here do have your best interests at heart , to try and keep the peace, and to encourage you all to post valued content on the site that encourages, entertains, educates and inspires us all, as we continue to go forward.
Just be careful what you post because if it's nasty stuff, spam, flaming etc, and adds no value to what we want and need here, then it will be deleted, and those that continually post that sort of crap will most probably be banned too. If you have a problem with another member, then keep it to personal messages, where I hope that you are able to work it out.
Please don't let your petty squabbles spill out onto open forums because it just adds to our work in trying to clear it all up, and as we have regularly seen, it can get very messy.